Aust set for expanded facial surveillance

Federal police could soon have the ability to identify suspected terrorists and criminals walking through shopping centres, stadiums or airports in real time.

The federal government wants to beef up its national database to include photos from driver’s licences and other IDs for its facial recognition system.

Malcolm Turnbull will on Thursday ask state and territory leaders to agree to hand over the photos at a special national security meeting in Canberra.

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